get heavy

get heavy

To become serious, somber, or emotional. Wow, I didn't mean for this meeting to get heavy. Anybody got any jokes to lighten the mood?
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get ˈheavy

(informal) become very serious, because strong feelings are involved: They started shouting at me and it soon got very heavy.
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See also:
  • heavy-duty
  • heavy
  • heavy brigade
  • heavy joint
  • time hangs heavy
  • time hangs/lies heavy
  • heavy hash
  • heavy soul
  • the heavy mob/brigade
  • brigade
References in periodicals archive
They said that due to this situation, patients have to bear heavy expenses during their treatment as mostly doctors not only get heavy fees but also prescribe them medicines of their sponsored pharmaceutical companies.
Citizens express displeasure over heavy fees of doctors